A European Union passport or citizenship does not grant entitlement to European Union Fees (i.e. Free Fees):

European Union applicants are:

(i)Those who are citizens of a European Union member State and whose principal residence for the purpose of taxation has been in a European Union member State for a minimum of three of the five years prior to entry to the Institute. For applicants who are aged under twenty-three on 1st September on the year of entry, principal residence is that of the parent.

(ii) Those who are European Union Nationals and who have attended a second-level school in a European Union member State for at least three of the five years immediately preceding entry to the Institute.

(iii) Those who are in receipt of Higher Education Grant funding from a European Union member State.

(iv) Non-EU Nationals who (a) have been granted official refugee status or, (b) have been granted humanitarian leave to remain in the State. Such applicants must also meet the residency requirement in (i) above. However, periods of residency as an applicant for asylum, or as a declared refugee prior to the acquisition of citizenship and entry into third level, will be taken into account. Such applicants must provide the Institute with their Stamp 4 Card and also their official letter of status from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

Any learner who does not meet the above criteria will be deemed an Overseas Applicant and will be liable to pay the Non-European Tuition Fee in addition to the annual Registration fee. These fees are subject to change. Learners classified as liable to pay this fee will not be permitted to change their fee status following admission.

Applicants who do not qualify for free tuition fees

(i) Persons who already hold a Degree.
(ii) Persons who have completed more than the first year of a Degree level programme and are now entering a Higher Certificate/ Ordinary Degree programme.
(iii) Persons who have already attended an Honours Degree Programme and are now entering another Degree programme.
(iv) Persons who are undertaking a Repeat year of study.
(v) Persons who have already completed a two year Higher Certificate (or Ordinary Degree/Honours Degree) programme are not eligible for free tuition fees in respect of a further two year Higher Certificate or three year Honours Degree programme.

The following programmes are included on the Department of Education and Science's Internationalisation register of programmes approved by the Minister for Education and Science for the purpose of access to employment by students from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland.